March 16th, 2010 by DrWes in Better Health Network, Health Tips
Tags: Cardiology, How To, Primer, Social Media, Tips, Twitter
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With the explosion of social media, I am amazed at how many cardiologists I encounter who know little to nothing about blogs, Twitter, Facebook, Google Buzz and the like. “I’m too busy.” “Who has time for that stuff?” “I wouldn’t have time for anything else.” “How can I possibly keep up?”
And yet today, as more and more patients reach out to the web to find medical information or, more importantly, their doctor, physician specialists of all types should probably be asking, “Can I afford to not be connected with social media in one way or another?”
Google yourself. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at Dr. Wes*
March 16th, 2010 by BarbaraFicarraRN in Better Health Network, Health Tips
Tags: Illicit Drugs, Narcotics, Nursing, Overachievers, Pain Killers, Pharmaceuticals, Prescription Drug Abuse, Superwoman, Women
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There’s no doubt that prescription drug abuse is a major problem in America, and it’s escalating in epic proportions. Prescription drug abuse affects men, women and teens. Concerning trends include older adults, adolescents and women.
On MSNBC’s website, Karen Asp writes, Superwoman syndrome fuels pill-pop culture, and it’s about how “Overwhelmed overachievers turn to prescription drugs for an edge.”
This article is a little misleading since there are many women who are hardworking “superwomen” who do not indulge in illicit drug use. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at Health in 30*
March 16th, 2010 by Stanley Feld, M.D. in Better Health Network, Health Policy, Opinion
Tags: Healthcare reform, HSA, Indiana, Massachusetts, Obamacare
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Obamacare is fashioned after the Massachusetts healthcare reform plan. It leaves the administrative services in the hands of the healthcare insurance industry.
Indiana empowers consumers to control their healthcare dollars.
Therein lies the difference between ineffective and effective healthcare reform.
President Obama has even given the State of Massachusetts $8 billion dollars in bailout money to support the failed healthcare reform plan. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at Repairing the Healthcare System*
March 15th, 2010 by PhilBaumannRN in Better Health Network, Opinion
Tags: Blogging, Business, Business of Medicine, Cluetrain Manifesto, Conversation, Facebook, Social Media, Twitter
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I don’t agree with the first thesis of the Cluetrain Manifesto which asserts: Markets are conversations. There’s a measure of truth to it, but it’s an assertion that can lead marketers down a narrow path that obstructs a larger view of the possibilities of media. If markets were indeed conversations, then we all could get rich just by conversing. No, leading an audience is what gets things done – conversation is simply a bonus feature of a two-way Web.
I need to make my point in the flesh. So here I am, presenting an elucidation of my thesis: Audiences are strategic imperatives [link to video if you can’t see the embed is here]: Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at Phil Baumann*
March 15th, 2010 by DrRich in Better Health Network, Health Policy, Opinion
Tags: Healthcare reform, House, Massa, Obama, Pelosi, Reconciliation, Senate
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Seeing President Obama traveling the land this week, delivering yet more speeches on the critical importance of passing THIS healthcare reform legislation NOW, makes DrRich shake his head in wonderment.
For one thing, the President’s rhetoric on healthcare reform is already stale. As he himself has said, the arguing has gone on long enough; minds are made up. And the President seems to have nothing new to say.
We proles, in fact, know that the status quo is unacceptable, and that the health insurance companies are evil and are assiduously pricing people out of the market just as fast as they can; and we have concluded that something needs to be done. The fact that the majority of us have not made the connection between “something needs to be done” and “this is the only solution that we may consider” is not, as the President has claimed, due to the fact that he hasn’t explained it to us often enough. We just don’t like the solution he and his party have settled upon. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at The Covert Rationing Blog*
